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Edina Gallovits-Hall Biography

Mother is Florica (handball coach); father is Gyula Laszlo (sports teacher); sister is Alida (student in Buffalo - also plays tennis); has three dogs ... Started playing at age 4 with her parents at a local club ... Baseliner who prefers clay ... . Full name is Klaudia Edina Gallovits-Hall ... Graduated from high school in Romania in 2003 ... Speaks Romanian, Hungarian, German, English ... Favorite artists include Staind, Linkin Park and Jay-Z ... Likes to watch TV, read, listen to music ... Best memory was qualifying for Grand Slam debut at 2003 Roland Garros ... Admires Martina Hingis for being "a great and really smart player" ... Goal is to reach Top 10.

2005 - Fell 1r four times and in qualifying nine times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2006 - Fell in WTA qualifying six times (incl. all four majors); won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2007 - First Top 100 season; reached first WTA final at Barcelona (l. to Shaughnessy); QF at Bali; reached 2r three times (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r seven times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying four times; won two singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit; made Top 100 debut on April 9 (rose from No.105 to No.98).

2008 - Another Top 100 season; QF three times at Hobart, Acapulco and Barcelona; reached 2r seven times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros, US Open); missed all events between Wimbledon and US Open w/left foot injury (incl. Olympics); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Another Top 100 season; SF twice at Bogotá (l. to Dulko) and Budapest (l. to Schnyder); QF at Auckland; reached 2r twice (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 10 times (incl. other three majors) and in qualifying twice.

2010 - Another Top 100 season; SF twice at Acapulco (l. to V.Williams) and Guangzhou (l. to Gajdosova); reached 2r three times (incl. Wimbledon); fell 1r four times (incl. Australian Open, US Open) and in qualifying six times (incl. Roland Garros); won two WTA doubles titles; won three singles titles and one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Reached 2r twice (incl. Roland Garros); fell 1r seven times (incl. Australian Open) and in qualifying four times (incl. other two majors); won one WTA doubles title; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2012 - SF at Bogotá (l. to Arruabarrena-Vecino); reached 2r three times (incl. US Open); fell 1r four times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying three times.